“A wonderful combination of romance, family drama, and out-and-out thriller.”
-Anne Stuart, New York Times bestselling author
“Complications here go beyond the usual hurdles and make the romance more touching for being hard won. And if the main action-Laura and Jake must combat terrorists amassing anthrax in the Florida Everglades-seems far-fetched, just read The New York Times.”
-Publishers Weekly
A deadly terrorist attack is taking shape deep in the Florida swamps. It’s Jake Taylor’s job to stop it-and to rescue his wife from the perpetrators.
Laura and Jake Taylor have good reason to doubt they’ll live a long, happy life together. He’s a Special Ops soldier; she’s a former Special Ops intelligence officer. She has an insider’s knowledge of the risks he takes. Their marriage began as a practical arrangement: he needed to keep his young son out of the clutches of an unstable ex-wife. Laura knows better than to fall in love with her husband. Jake agrees-odds are, he’ll never return from the next mission. But when the dangers of his world engulf Laura, both find themselves fighting for their lives as well as for their marriage.
Vicki Hinze is the award-winning author of 28 novels, 4 nonfiction books and hundreds of articles, published in as many as sixty-three countries. She is recognized by Who’s Who in the World as an author and as an educator. Visit her at www.facebook.com/vicki.hinze.author.
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Sexual Content - 2/5
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Violence - 3/5
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Language - 0/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 1/5
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Summary
Shades of Gray by Vicki Hinze was a thriller that captivates. Laura has become one of my favorite female characters. She is a former Special Ops Intelligence Officer. The reason she is a former was interesting and showed her strength. Jake is a Special Ops soldier that works situations with low survival statistics. Jake and Laura marry to help him keep his son. This is no typical marriage of convenience story. The ex-wife is crazy. The reason Laura agrees to marry Jake won me over too. Jake’s son was absolutely adorable. His comments when he would describe Laura were hilarious. There is so much I want to share about this book but I don’t want to ruin any of it for you. Vicki created a wonderful balance of the action adventure of the mystery and the story of Laura and Jake getting to know one another as more than friends. I am now looking for more books by Vicki. I could not finish the book fast enough.
Sexual content: There is a physical relationship behind closed doors for a married couple.
Violence: lots of violent activities. Kidnapping, shootings, car accidents, bombing, chemical warfare, etc
Drinking: the exwife is an alcoholic/drunk not shown in a positive light.